MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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